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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...gains would grow fewer as the semester proceeded. Many projects either proved too ambitious to finish before year end, or fell victim to the paralysis of the April controversies...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Evolution to Activism Falls Short in the End | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

Even though the Crimson only had two runners in the NCAA championships, the two combined for 18 points, good enough for a team finish of ninth overall, the best performance ever for an outdoor Crimson team. There were more than 40 teams represented in the finals...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Harvard Snags Ninth In Track Tournament | 6/7/1989 | See Source »

Jones ended the season with a second-place finish in the 10k. The eight-person field came down to two runners, Jones and eventual winner Jackie Goodman of Oklahoma State. Jones and Goodman finished 15 seconds ahead of the third-place finisher...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Harvard Snags Ninth In Track Tournament | 6/7/1989 | See Source »

...student said he wanted to return to China for one year to finish his formal education, visit the United States for several years, and then live the rest of his life in China...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: Reasons for Returning | 6/6/1989 | See Source »

...hotels charge an additional $250 a person. And don't forget generous gratuities. Money is constantly on the minds of the porters, who see each climb as a test of how large a tip they can extract from their clients ("Bwana, give me your boots when we finish our safari"). These young members of the Wachagga tribe, who spend much of the year working on coffee plantations, saunter upward, balancing 30-lb. sacks of climbers' gear on their heads. Some haul large green wooden boxes of provisions, water jugs -- and even live chickens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Puffing To Hemingway's Peak | 6/5/1989 | See Source »

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